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Louis XVIII of France Document Signed

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Louis XVIII of France Document Signed
<B>Louis XVIII of France Document Signed</B></I> "<I>Louis Stanislas Xavier</B></I>" as heir presumptive, one page, 9.5" x 11.25", in French, August, 1778, Versailles. Louis (1755-1824) was the fourth son of Louis-Ferdinand, the Dauphin of France. At birth, he received the title of Comte de Provence, but after the death of his two elder brothers and the accession of his remaining elder brother as Louis XVI of France in 1774, he became heir presumptive and was generally known as Monsieur, the traditional title of the eldest brother of the King. The later birth of two sons to Louis XVI left him third in line to the throne of France. In the wake of the French Revolution and his brother's unsuccessful flight to Varennes, the Comte de Provence fled France in 1791. He was living in exile in Westphalia when King Louis XVI was guillotined in 1793. On the king's death, the Comte de Provence declared himself regent for his nephew Louis XVII, although the boy never actually reigned. On the 10-year-old king's death in prison on June 8, 1795, the Comte de Provence proclaimed himself King Louis XVIII. In the years that followed, Louis moved all over Europe, living for a time in Russia, before he settled in England. By this time, the conquests and success of Napoleon, who had established himself as Emperor of the French, made any Bourbon restoration seem unlikely. However, in 1814, following the defeat of Napoleon, Louis XVIII was finally able to secure the French throne thanks to the support of the Allied Powers. Trimmed and with repairs, otherwise, fine. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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